Ahoy me hearties! Reception have been playing lots of pirate games this week! We have made boats to sail in the water tray, created maps using tea stained paper, built ships using the wooden blocks, and even had a pirate visit our school!
Year One have been learning about the different works of Vincent Van Gogh and the children have been painting using his style.
This week as a whole school we recorded a total of 1688 minutes read at home on Wednesday 24 January. This was through reading school reading books, children’s own books, books from the library, listening to talking books and from sharing books with family members. Let’s see if we can beat that total for this week!
The children have had lots of fun this week creating mosaics, building beautiful constructions using our wooden blocks, and learning how to add and subtract different amounts of objects.
Following on from last week where the children learned lots of facts about wolves, they carried on with the ‘Wolf’ theme and used the knowledge gained to create ‘Who Am I?’ riddles.
Year 2 have been very busy this week. They have become architects and investigators. Sadly the roof to the Kings castle was beginning to crumble so the children had to predict and test which material would be most suitable to replace it. It turns out tin foil and cling film were not a sensible solution!
We are excited to launch our new Reading Engagement Scheme, ‘Buster’s Book Club’ in conjunction with the KM Charity. We have secured sponsorship from the Rotary Club in order to be able to share this fantastic initiative with you. All you need to do is total how many minutes your child reads for each Wednesday and record on the bookmark provided. Your child could win a range of exciting prizes including tickets to Pirate Adventure Golf at Bluewater, tickets to Leeds Castle or a visit from Mister Maker just for reading at home!
On Friday 19 January we held an afternoon tea for all of our wonderful grandparents and other family members. Whilst the visitors enjoyed a drink and a piece of cake, each class went onto the stage and sang a song to entertain. This was a very popular event and the children thoroughly enjoyed it!
Our first Enterprise Week was a huge success. The children were all extremely busy for the whole week, making cards, gifts and games, which cumulated in a Christmas market on Friday 15 December. Read more to find out who came first and won the competition for making the most profit!
Just a reminder that there is still time to book your place on the Fussy Eaters Workshop on Thursday February 8th 1.15pm.
As requested we will be making a Chocolate Beetroot Cake, and discussing different recipes for healthier desserts.
Your contributions and ideas for the launch of our new menu in March will also be greatly appreciated and this workshop will provide the time and opportunity to discuss these.
As you are aware I have been slightly out of commission for the last few weeks due to an operation on my arm; however I am happy to report that recovery is going well, and I am slowly getting back to normal, raring to go with new menu ideas, workshops and healthy eating inspiration for our children.
We experienced a new dish on the menu this week, Nandos Style Chicken with Mango Salsa; this proved to be a hit with the children really enjoying it!
I have attached the recipe for you to try at home if you so wish.
Please come along to the workshop, it will be great to see you. Remember spaces are limited.
Many thanks
Mrs Quinn
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